How Dogs Really React to the World Around Them: Scientists Answer

21.01.2024 14:17

Many owners wonder how dogs see people and the world around them.

How do pets feel during walks or when we are not at home?

Scientists believe that dogs are actually more concerned with their actions than with the object itself.

An experiment was conducted in which dogs were shown videos of moving objects.

What the experiment showed

These dogs were trained to lie still while watching videos for 30 minutes while they were inside an MRI machine to scan their brain activity.

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It turned out that dogs react much more acutely to the action of an object than to its existence.

From this we can conclude that the owner’s presence alone is not enough – it is important that there is interaction with the pet.

Now if your dog is sad, just play with him a little.

Earlier we wrote about why dogs wag their tails.

Author: Dmitry Liskovich Internet resource editor